The History of Egypt

Ancient Egyptian Love Songs.Ancient Egyptian love songs are passionate (even erotic). This episode may not be suitable for children. But these poems are lively, full of excitement, and descriptive indeed... Website: www.egyptianhistorypodcast.com. Support the show via Patreon www.patreon.com/egyptpodcast. Make a one-time donation via PayPal payments.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Society and Death. Around 1872 BCE, King Senuseret III (Kha-Kau-Re) was powerful and secure. The wealthy nobles of the kingdom began to respond to this power... Date c. 1880 - 1870 BCE. Website: www.egyptianhistorypodcast.com. Support the show via Patreon www.patreon.com/egyptpodcast. Make a one-time donation via PayPal payments.  Music by Keith Zizza www.keithzizza.com. Select Bibliography: Janet Richards, Society and Death in Ancient Egypt: Mortuary Landscapes of the Middle Kingdom, 2005 (Google Books Preview). The History Blog, “Met Saves Treasures of Harageh from Auction Sale,” 2014 (Blog post). Original Auction. A. Illin-Tomich, “A Twelfth Dynasty Stela Workshop Possibly from Saqqara,” Journal of Egyptian Archaeology volume 97, 2011 (Academia.edu). Reshafim.org: “The Ikher-nefret Stela,” and “The Loyalist Instruction of Sehetepibre” and “The Teaching of a Man for his Son.” Wolfram Grajetzki, The Middle Kingdom of Ancient Egypt, 2006. W.K. Simpson (editor), The Literature of Ancient Egypt, 2003. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Senuseret III (Part 1): A Secret Tomb. Around 1880 BCE, one of Egypt's most successful rulers took the throne. Sen-Useret III was a mighty and influential King, who would enjoy a lasting legacy of power, justice, and splendour... Date c.1880 - 1860 BCE. Website: www.egyptianhistorypodcast.com. Support the show via Patreon www.patreon.com/egyptpodcast. Make a one-time donation via PayPal payments.  Music by Keith Zizza www.keithzizza.com. Select Bibliography: Josef Wegner, “The Tomb of Senwosret III at Abydos: Considerations on the Origin and Development of the Royal Amduat-Tomb,” in Archaism and Innovation, 2009 (Free Download). Josef Wegner and Mary-Ann Pouls Wegner, “Seat of Eternity” in Archaeology Magazine, July/August 2001 (JSTOR). Vanessa E. Smith, “An Investigation of the Shena of Divine Offerings Adjacent to the Mortuary Temple of Senwosret III at Abydos, Egypt,” PhD. Dissertation, University of Pennsylvania, 2010. Wolfram Grajetzki, The Middle Kingdom of Ancient Egypt, 2006. Penn Museum Website – Abydos. Ancient Egypt Online – Senwosret III at Dahshur. Metropolitan Museum of Art Website – Senwosret III’s Pyramid at Dahshur. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Lake Pyramid. Around 1892 BCE, a new ruler came to power. His name was Senuseret II, and while he did not rule long, this king had a big impact on his dynasty... Date c. 1890 BCE. Website: www.egyptianhistorypodcast.com. Support the show via Patreon www.patreon.com/egyptpodcast. Make a one-time donation via PayPal payments.  Music by Keith Zizza www.keithzizza.com. Select Bibliography: Wolfram Grajetzki – The Middle Kingdom of Ancient Egypt, 2006. Nicolas Grimal – A History of Egypt, 1994. Aidan Dodson and Dyan Hilton – The Complete Royal Families of Ancient Egypt, 2010. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Interlude: How the Egyptians Celebrated. From beer halls to temples to cemeteries, this episode explores Egyptian revelry. We focus on two major festivals: the raucous celebrations for Hathor, and the sombre re-enactment of the Osiris story...Episode 40: Feasting, Laughing and Dancing – The History of Egypt Podcast (egyptianhistorypodcast.com). Website: www.egyptianhistorypodcast.com. Support the show via Patreon www.patreon.com/egyptpodcast. Make a one-time donation via PayPal payments.  Music by Vangelis. Select Bibliography: John C. Darnell, “The Opet Festival.” UCLA Encyclopedia of Egyptology. LA Times interview with Prof. Betsy M. Bryan, Johns Hopkins University. E.F. Morris, “Sacred and Obscene Laughter in the Contendings of Horus and Seth,” in Egyptian Stories, 2007. Plutarch, Isis and Osiris (1st Century CE). The Ikher-nefret Stela (12th Dynasty). Additional Music by Vangelis – Alexander (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Amenemhat II (Part 2): Fabulous Wealth. From 1927 – 1910 BCE, Nub-Kau-Re Amenemhat II launches expeditions to lands outside Egypt. Trade missions to and from the Levant (Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Palestine) bring wealth and exotic goods into Egypt. Treasures even come from southern Turkey and the Aegean Sea, finding their way into the temples being built or renovated by the king.Nubkaure’s reign is remarkable for the archaeological finds of al–Tod that give testament to the foreign wealth entering the kingdom. This wealth goes to fund a number of building projects… Date c. 1920 BCE. Website: www.egyptianhistorypodcast.com. Support the show via Patreon www.patreon.com/egyptpodcast. Make a one-time donation via PayPal payments.  Music by Keith Zizza www.keithzizza.com. Select Bibliography: Wolfram Grajetzki – The Middle Kingdom of Ancient Egypt. 2006. Nicolas Grimal – A History of Egypt. 1994. Ezra S. Marcus – “Amenemhet II and the Sea: Maritime Aspects of the Mit Rahina (Memphis) Expedition.” Egypt and the Levant vol. 17 (2007) . Free Download (Academia.edu) K.R. Maxwell-Hyslop – “A Note on the Anatolian Connections of the Tod Treasure” Anatolian Studies vol. 45 (1995) – Read Free Online (JSTOR) Lawrence E. Stager – “Port Power in the Early and the Middle Bronze Age: The Organization of Maritime Trade and Hinterland Production.” Studies in the Archaeology of Israel and Neighboring Lands in Memory of Douglas L. Esse. 2001. Free Download (Oriental Institute, University of Chicago) Metropolitan Museum News – the Colossal Statue of Amenemhat II. Reshafim.org – the biography of Thoth-Hotep. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Amenemhat II (Part 1): International Fame. Around 1927 BCE, King Nub-kau-Re Amenemhat II came to power. His reign was peaceful and prosperous, and many treasures emerge from this period... Date c. 1927 BCE. Website: www.egyptianhistorypodcast.com. Support the show via Patreon www.patreon.com/egyptpodcast. Make a one-time donation via PayPal payments.  Music by Keith Zizza www.keithzizza.com. Select Bibliography: Jacques de Morgan, Fouilles a Dachour 1894-1895, 1903 (Free Download). The New York Times, 1899 – Jacques de Morgan speaks to the American Archaeological and Numismatic Society on his discovery. Reshafim.org – the Biography of Khnumhotep II, of Beni Hassan (Menat Khufu). Wolfram Grajetzki, The Middle Kingdom of Ancient Egypt, 2006. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Senuseret I (Part 4): Money Money Honey. Gold drives empires today, and the ancient Egyptians were no different. Senuseret I sends warriors into Nubia, the Sinai Peninsula and the Eastern Desert. They go in search of precious metals, resources needed for the King's monuments... Date c. 1960 BCE. Website: www.egyptianhistorypodcast.com. Support the show via Patreon www.patreon.com/egyptpodcast. Make a one-time donation via PayPal payments.  Music by Keith Zizza www.keithzizza.com. Select Bibliography: Wolfram Grajetzki, The Middle Kingdom of Ancient Egypt, 2006. Henriette Hafsas-Talkos,  “Between Kush and Egypt: the C-Group People of Lower Nubia,” in Between the Cataracts: Proceedings of the 11th International Conference for Nubian Studies, 2006. Tourist blog in Sudan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Senuseret I (Part 3): Creating Karnak Temple. The temple of Karnak is a wonder of the world; but its origins are mostly lost, beneath generations of re-modelling and re-building. Nevertheless, a few traces survive of the earliest days; among them, a magnificent monument of King Senuseret I... Date c.1950 BCE. Website: www.egyptianhistorypodcast.com. Support the show via Patreon www.patreon.com/egyptpodcast. Make a one-time donation via PayPal payments.  Music by Keith Zizza www.keithzizza.com. Select Bibliography: Wolfram Grajetzki, The Middle Kingdom of Ancient Egypt, 2006. James H. Breasted, A History of Egypt, 1905 (1959 Edition). UCLA Digital Karnak Project. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Senuseret I (Part 2): Teachings from the Father. Around 1962 BCE, King Sen-Useret I came to power. His father was dead, assassinated by his own royal guards. Now, the new ruler had to figure things out. Fortunately, Senuseret had some "teachings" from his father. What a coincidence, right? Date c.1962 BCE. Website: www.egyptianhistorypodcast.com. Support the show via Patreon www.patreon.com/egyptpodcast. Make a one-time donation via PayPal payments.  Music by Keith Zizza www.keithzizza.com. Select Bibliography: Dorothea Arnold, “Amenemhat I and the Early Twelfth Dynasty at Thebes,” Metropolitan Museum of Art Journal 1991 (Free Download from MMA). Wolfram Grajetzki, Court Officials of the Egyptian Middle Kingdom, 2009. Gay Robins, The Art of Ancient Egypt, 2008. William C. Hayes, The Scepter of Egypt, 1976 (Free Download from the MMA). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices